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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2009
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Howard William Cox, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Howard William Cox, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A tire includes a pair of sidewalls in spaced apart relation and extending substantially radially from a respective inner circumferential portion to a respective outer circumferential portion, a tread extending between and connecting outer circumferential portions of the sidewalls, at least a portion of a tire cavity defined by the tread and sidewalls, and a bead portion on the inner circumferential portion of each radially extending sidewall, the bead portion providing an engagement surface for engaging a wheel on which the tire is to be mounted, and a noise reducing foam disposed in at least a portion of the tire cavity.